STAUNTON — Two students and a bus driver were injured Wednesday when one bus collided with another stopped for traffic on a road exiting Beverley Manor Middle School.

VERONA — Augusta County’s Board of Equalization is now holding hearings for county property owners seeking relief from the county’s recent real estate reassessment.

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A Mechanicsville man was denied bond Thursday in Augusta County court and remains in custody on a charge of impersonating a Virginia State Police trooper in June.

Drawing horses and cattle from the nether reaches of fields frequently involves the fine art of rattling feed in buckets. Drawing homeowners from the nether reaches of living rooms is a tad more detailed, frequently involving plans for developing neighboring property. At least cows can’t carry torches.

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A Stuarts Draft woman left her home Sunday to find her SUV missing and soon noticed a man driving it slowly along her street.
The woman, 50, called to her boyfriend, who unsuccessfully gave chase in his car.
Also taken was a GPS unit, jewelry, cash, a cellphone and credit cards valued at nearly $2,000.
Augusta County sheriff’s deputies canvassed the area near the 700 block Old White Hill Road and Stuarts Draft Highway, said Capt. Glenn Hanger. A deputy soon found a Staunton man behind the wheel of the woman’s 2002 Nissan Exterra.
Bryan Layne, 19, of Staunton, faces charges of unauthorized use of a vehicle, petty larceny, four counts of credit card theft and one count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor for allegedly bringing a juvenile along for the auto theft.
Authorities said a spare key for the Nissan was hidden in the gas cap area, which may have aided Layne.
Layne is free on bond from Middle River Regional Jail in Verona.

Stewart Middle’s Diane Morgan honored at function on Friday

About three months ago there was a discussion on the creation of a joint Augusta County and Staunton committee that would work to get economic cooperation between the county and city.

I must admit that I write this letter out of pure frustration. The aggravation comes from experiencing a very costly theft of lawn equipment from American Legion Post 340, located on East Side Highway in Waynesboro. Recently you (person or persons unknown) broke into our storage building and took a lawn tractor, self-propelled walk-behind mower and a weed eater. The loss of the tractor, a John Deer Model LA130, serial number GX0130A13535, is financially devastating to us.

Augusta County to face new year collision on budget, economic development

VERONA — Sagging tax revenues will force Augusta County to slash almost $816,000 in revenues and spending from its 2008-09 operating budget, officials said Monday.

A band of thieves reeled in cash and drugs in exchange for 100 packs of oysters along with steaks and burgers, camouflage clothes and ammunition to match the purloined apparel, authorities said Wednesday.

VERONA — Revenue recovery for Augusta County’s rescue squads will get further consideration after a staff report to county supervisors Wednesday night.

VERONA — It’s unlikely any new bricks and mortar will be used in the near future to upgrade Augusta County Schools.

SWOOPE — A consultant helping Augusta County with its future economic development strategy said the county needs to work with its existing employers as well as expand its small business activity.

VERONA — After hearing more than an hour of anecdotal information from county residents and a local realtor that the area real estate market is struggling, the Augusta County Board of Supervisors voted Wednesday to delay the county reassessment until Dec. 31.